Top 13 NHL Draft Busts since 2010

These junior hockey players never lived up to the hype.

Chosen by the Florida Panthers as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 Entry Draft was center Quinton Howden. His play in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors was stellar, totaling 239 points in 244 games. But unfortunately for him, that’s the only place where he excelled. He posted mediocre numbers during his stint in the AHL, finishing with 99 points in 207 games. The slide continued during his time in the NHL, as he only posted 17 points in 97 games between 2012-13 and 2016-17, playing for both Winnipeg and Florida